A Sunday stroll amongst sunbathers (in summer!) and anglers.
Country:
France
City:
Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente (16710) 
Lake car park.
(S/E) From the car park, head to the entrance to the lake and turn left before the sailing school building. Walk as close as possible to the lake, following the white limestone path.
(1) Cross a wooden footbridge, then walk between the lake and the disused RN10 bridge. Further on, cross another footbridge.
(2) At the southern tip of the lake, turn right back towards the starting point, walk past the nursery school and then the bar to return to the car park (S/E).
Overall rating : 3.7 / 5
Date of your route : Jun 10, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No
A very poorly maintained path with very tall grass that sometimes obscures the route to follow, resulting in having to go back and forth
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Overall rating : 4.3 / 5
Date of your route : Jan 04, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes
I went for this walk one Sunday during the Christmas holidays, so naturally there were lots of people about.
That said, I wouldn’t call it a hike, but more of a stroll around a lovely pond. There’s a main road running right past it, and the cars are very noisy along a short stretch of the path.
On sunny days, there’s loads of facilities for sports (table tennis, a football pitch, a basketball court, children’s play equipment, a lovely beach…) so it’s still well worth a visit in summer, outside of weekends and public holidays.
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